7
Number of times Aaron Baddeley
and Heath Slocum have rinsed
their tee shots here. The duo hold
unenvied record of dunking the
most balls at Hole 17 since 2002.
440
Total number of balls the pros
have dunked at the 17th during
The Players since 2003.
50
The single-round record
number of golf balls that
plopped into the water. It
happened during Round 1
of the 2007 event.
3912
The square footage
of the 17th green. The
course average is
4500 square feet.
60
The distance in feet of Tiger
Woods’ memorable birdie putt
in 2001. Thanks in part to the
momentum of his “better than
most” birdie putt, Woods went
on to win the event.
18-1
This rule was used at the 1998
event when Steve Lowery, whose
tee shot found the green, had his
ball picked up by a seagull and
dropped into the water. As the bird
was considered an outside agency,
Lowery was permitted to replace
the ball at the spot it initially
came to rest on the green.
120,000
The amount of golf balls estimated
hit into the water every year. With an
average of 44,000 rounds played at
TPC Sawgrass per year, that works
at nearly three balls per player.
Th
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total distanc
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in yards of th
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walk from th
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16th gr
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daunting 17th t
ee
, navigating
th
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dg
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of th
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wat
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r hazard to th
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right and skirting th
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tightly-pack
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stoth
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l
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ft.
100
Hole 17:
A Watery Grave